Weekend Use Online Application
Cub Scout
Camping Leave No Trace Principles
SCHOLARSHIPS
ARE AVAILABLE TO DELMARVA COUNCIL SCOUTS! Fill
out the application linked above and submit to the Delmarva Council Camping
Service by May 15th for all summer programs. Scholarships are based on need and
are approved by a committee. The committee primarily bases its decisions on
the application information and Scoutmaster recommendation.
HENSON SCOUT RESERVATION - Camp Nanticoke is comprised of
1500 acres of pristine pinelands in Dorchester
County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Located 12 miles West of Seaford, DE and 20 miles
South of Easton, MD Henson Scout Reservation is convenient to the entire Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula and the Baltimore-Washington metro area by crossing the Bay Bridge. The property
is the peninsula of land between the mouth of the Marshyhope Creek and the Nanticoke River
in an area designated as one of the Last Great Places on Earth in the Nature
Conservancy preservation program. Camp Nanticoke is fully owned by the Del-Mar-Va Council
and has been in continuous operation since 1965.
TRAILBLAZERS PROGRAM is designed to encourage the use and maintenance of the camp trail system.
Scouts and Scouters may enroll with the Commissioner responsible for their troop
or weekend Campmaster. Each
Scout is then issued a Trailblazers pocket patch and leather thong. As each camper hikes
the colored trails he is awarded a pair of beads for each. He also earns a yellow bead for
camping in an outpost site. Once all beads are earned and the camper has worked for a
minimum of 12 hours on a Trailblazer work crew, he is eligible to wear the Trailblazer
belt buckle.
Project COPE is offered at
Henson Scout Reservation in a two level program. The high level
course for Scouts that have turned 13 by January 1, or that have completed the seventh
grade, and the low level course for Scouts that turn 12 years old or completed the sixth
grade before they arrive at camp. This physical and mental challenge course on a trail in
the woods has been thrilling and exciting Scouts for 10 years at Henson. Come and
experience COPE by climbing , swinging and jumping on elements with names like the caving
ladder, zip line, meatgrinder, pamper pole, and many more. Level I participants will be
awarded a Project COPE patch, Level II participants will be awarded the patch and a very
special Project COPE t-shirt and may have earned the climbing merit
badge!
SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS are offered at both Rodney
and Henson Scout Reservations. Each camp provides many exciting
features and programs that attract boys from all over the country. Rodney’s location
on the Chesapeake Bay provides unparalleled waterfront motor
boating, sailing, boardsailing
and water-skiing activities. Henson’s location in a vast, mostly undisturbed, estuary
of the Chesapeake Bay offers unequaled opportunity to live amongst and study nature’s
wonders. Program offerings at Henson include Project COPE, BMX
& Trail Biking, Water-skiing,
Canoeing, climbing, crew rowing, space exploration and much more.
OTHER PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES are available by request. Canoes are
available for rent for those qualified. A separate form is required. Each camp has family
cabins available for rental on a year round basis. For a nominal fee you and your spouse
or family can have access to modern facilities and a quiet, relaxing weekend. Fishing and
fishing equipment are available year round at both camps. There is a catch and release
bass pond for beginning fisherman at Henson Scout Reservation. Other loaner equipment,
such as dutch ovens, cook kits, water jugs and a limited number of tents and other camping
equipment is also available. Each camp has an orienteering course. A chapel and local
church services are nearby. Conservation and service projects abound at both camps. If you
can think of it, you should ask about it. We are here to meet your needs! If we can - we
will.
